Sodium Oxybate - SOE-dee-um OX-ee-bait is using to reduce the number of cataplexy - weak or paralyzed muscles attacks in people with narcolepsy. This drug is available only with your healthcare professional's prescription and you can only get it from one central pharmacy. Before you use sodium oxybate your healthcare professional must teach you about the safe and effective use of this drug. You can't get the drug until you have read the information the pharmacy will send you about sodium oxybate. Sodium oxybate is available only in the following dosage forms:
Sodium oxybate is a Schedule III, federally controlled substance. This means that if you sell, distribute, or give your drug to anyone else, or if you use your sodium oxybate for purposes other than what it was prescribed for, you may be punished under federal and state law by jail and fines. Your sodium oxybate must be using only by you, as prescribed by your healthcare professional.
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
Other commonly using names are
GHB† Not commercially available in Canada.